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TechChat and
Emerging
Technologies
TechChat is a weekly webinar
introduced and hosted by
Aramark’s US Centre of Excellence
(COE) and is presented by Facilities
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
The webinar is designed to address
different emerging technologies that are
influential in the new working environment
of operations. Each week sees a new topic
explored and material is made available
to all Aramark Facilities Leadership teams
globally who then cascade throughout the
business and to relevant clients.
Facilities Centre of
Excellence
Aramark’s Centre of Excellence team was
formed to design, develop and deliver the
processes, platforms and tools necessary
to enable organisational transformation.
This team was developed with the
aim of improving consistency, quality
and efficiency of repeatable business
systems and procedures. The COE team
enables stronger organisational agility
and effectively supports the frontline
operations. Their role is to bring new
technology into Aramark Facilities to adapt
to the wider business.
Forward-thinking
Discussions
Facilities COE form discussions to respond
to the everchanging climate during
COVID-19. The aim of the webinars is to
inform, educate and introduce solutions
to ensure a safe but innovative working
environment for all Aramark business
units. Topics included:
Strategies to Improve Space
Density and Utilisation
One of the topics that has become
increasingly more important is the issue of
space utilisation and density – for example,
how organisations were reacting to social
distancing and what they were doing
to mitigate congregation. This webinar
addressed the data points that building
owners would need to know, along with
low and high-tech solutions for success in
capturing real-time space utilisation data.
Understanding UV-C Technology
Throughout the pandemic, surges in
COVID-19 cases continued to draw
attention to enhanced cleaning methods.
UltraViolet light (UV-C) disinfection
still remains one of the most advanced
strategies to create a safe environment.
This webinar focused on how UV-C
technology could be deployed to treat the
visible (frequently touched surfaces) and
the un-visible (air filtration). The TechChat
addressed the various technologies gaining
popularity, their pros and cons, and
recommendations for success.
Touchless Technologies
and Return-to-Work
As organisations are balancing the need to
return to operations with the realities of a
pandemic still emerging, the deployment
of touchless technologies changes how
occupants interact with buildings and
each other. This TechChat also shared
best practices of current and emerging
technologies that were influencing
return-to-work strategies. Additionally,
this session discussed the changing trends
affecting building operations and the new
data sets that building owners needed to
understand. Aramark Facilities’ SMEs used
this space to share some of the strategies
that Aramark were deploying at its own
HQ, including those piloted before the
pandemic.
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